…and the lunchroom, the gym, and the classrooms, too. Residents big and small showed up Saturday to play games, win prizes, eat food and have a great time at the Springfield Plains School Fair. One of the day’s most popular destinations was the Springfield Plains ‘Jail,? hosted in good fun by Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputies. […]
The proposal for a shopping center near I-75 and Dixie Highway’featuring Target, a large home improvement store and several restaurants’landed back in front of the Springfield Township Board of Trustees Thursday. The plan for Springfield Marketplace was initially riddled with criticism, but developers returned with significant changes, including a reduction in size from 380,000 square […]
By LAURA COLVIN Clarkston News Staff Writer The aroma of wild game roasting to perfection will fill the air Saturday as the First Missionary Church of Clarkston kicks off its third annual Wild Game Dinner. In addition to a wide variety of game and side dishes, the church will host popular father/son duo Dan and […]
Temperatures dropped near zero last week, and the wind made it feel like a hundred below’even colder if you climbed a giant hill at Pine Knob looking for a snowboarding competition. You know, the one you were supposed to photograph for next week’s edition of the Clarkston News? But I don’t know who would do […]
The new guy always gets the grief. ‘Hey John,? shouts Lt. Dale LaBair from his office in the Oakland County Sheriff’s Independence Township substation. ‘When did you get that promotion, exactly?? ‘November 13,? bounces a voice from the room next door. ‘Yeah, Friday the thirteenth,? chimes Detective Steve Armstrong, from the office he shares with […]
Students from three local elementary schools’Springfield Plains, Davisburg and Andersonville’climbed aboard the Fire Safety Train last week, where they learned how to react in a fire emergency. The fun, interactive presentation was led by ‘Conductor? Paul Odenwelder, of the National Fire Safety Council’s Fire Pup program, who brings the program to schools across the Midwest. […]
Joe Wagner’s a mentor in the life of a young man from Independence Township, but those who know the two might place Wagner somewhere between father and friend. Wagner hoped to find a branch of Big Brothers/Big Sisters when his job brought him from Chicago to Oakland County. Instead, he found the Clarkston area Youth […]
Oakland County divers climbed into cold water gear, strapped on high-tech equipment and plunged into the Crooked Lake at Independence Oaks County Park. Water temperature measured an icy 37 degrees Wednesday in a training exercise to prepare for the March thaw. Although ice is expected on area lakes for several weeks yet, above normal temperatures […]
If all goes according to plan, the Clarkston City Council will hand Police Chief Ernie Combs his walking papers at a special meeting scheduled for Monday at 6:30 p.m. The council intended to fire Combs at the regular meeting Feb. 25, but postponed on advice from city attorney Tom Ryan, who said proper protocol was […]
The city’s entire police force showed up in uniform to stand together in staunch support as their leader was dismissed by a unanimous vote of the Clarkston City Council Monday. Police Chief Ernie Combs was fired, effective immediately, in a special session called by the council in a move they claimed was in the city’s […]